Hello,
I've been reading about this quite a bit but I really can't really decide what oil to use for the new car. I got the car used so it doesn't have the free maintenance plan. On my 2013 F150 3.5L Ecoboost, 2011 528i - I use Mobile1 Formula-M 5W40, even though they should use 5W30, no issues - since I'm live in Houston TX - 90% of the time is hot
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But now the B46 engine needs 0W20 or 0W30 and I have only 17400 miles.
Based on the standard it seems that "MB-229.5" standard is more strict than "BMW Longlife-01 FE", "BMW Longlife-14 FE+".
What's your take? Anybody else using Formula M in B46 engine?
Thank you,
I've been reading about this quite a bit but I really can't really decide what oil to use for the new car. I got the car used so it doesn't have the free maintenance plan. On my 2013 F150 3.5L Ecoboost, 2011 528i - I use Mobile1 Formula-M 5W40, even though they should use 5W30, no issues - since I'm live in Houston TX - 90% of the time is hot
But now the B46 engine needs 0W20 or 0W30 and I have only 17400 miles.
Based on the standard it seems that "MB-229.5" standard is more strict than "BMW Longlife-01 FE", "BMW Longlife-14 FE+".
What's your take? Anybody else using Formula M in B46 engine?
Thank you,